2 Samuel 8
The LORD gave David strength and power. If the LORD was not with David, he would still be a shepherd working in the fields. The LORD loved and blessed David. I need to remember that the LORD loves me and will bless me as long as I walk with Him. I am encountering several challenges in my life right now but all of them are because, I think, the LORD has something He wants me to do. He has something critical that He wants me to do for Him. If that weren’t true, why would Satan be attacking me so much more now?
Victories and fame were David’s during this chapter. David even “made a name for himself”. I have to remember, however, that the LORD allowed this to happen only because David was giving the glory to God. He was not trying to take any credit for it. Too often, I think of me doing things and not the LORD. Even tonight, I thought about how I might be “drawing” kids in to the booth I was helping to run at the Summer Fest event. It had nothing to do with me and everything to do with God. I really hope people saw that I love kids and wanted to help them have fun. I want people to see Christ in my behavior. If I am gossiping or cursing or speaking things that are not useful to anyone, I am not going to be seen in a Christ-like light. I have to be a light to the world all of the time. That isn’t easy but I have to start somewhere and I have to start now.